who led the nfl in sacks in the playoffs

Willie McGinest has the most career sacks in the playoffs, with 16 sacks.

Interpreted as:
Who led the NFL in defensive sacks in the playoffs?
NAMESCKGPTKLASTCOMBSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Willie McGinest
W. McGinest
16.0
18
36
11
47
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Bruce Smith
B. Smith
14.5
20
0
0
0
0
0
3Frank Clark
F. Clark
13.5
17
26
14
40
119
0
0
0
1
1
0
4Terrell Suggs
T. Suggs
12.5
21
55
29
84
79
1
3
0
4
2
0
5Reggie White
R. White
12.0
19
0
0
0
0
0
6Clay Matthews
C. Matthews
11.0
15
45
13
58
86
0
0
0
5
4
0
7LaMarr Woodley
L. Woodley
11.0
8
24
7
31
67
0
0
0
1
2
0
8James Harrison
J. Harrison
11.0
22
68
27
95
68
1
100
1
1
0
0
9Dwight Freeney
D. Freeney
11.0
22
30
8
38
72
0
0
0
2
1
0
10Charles Haley
C. Haley
11.0
21
1
0
0
0
0
11Von Miller
V. Miller
10.5
16
40
9
49
76.5
1
4
0
3
2
0
12Richard Dent
R. Dent
10.5
12
0
0
0
0
0
13Nick Bosa
N. Bosa
10.0
12
36
14
50
65.5
0
0
0
2
1
0
14Tony Tolbert
T. Tolbert
10.0
15
0
0
0
0
0
15Trace Armstrong
T. Armstrong
10.0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Charles Mann
C. Mann
10.0
19
0
0
0
0
0
17Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
9.5
10
25
5
30
0
0
0
2
0
0
18Neil Smith
N. Smith
9.5
16
0
0
0
0
1
19Jeff Wright
J. Wright
9.0
16
0
0
0
0
0
20Kevin Greene
K. Greene
8.5
17
0
0
0
0
0
21George Karlaftis
G. Karlaftis
8.0
10
21
15
36
51
0
0
0
0
2
0
22Arik Armstead
A. Armstead
8.0
12
23
15
38
50
0
0
0
1
1
0
23Mike Vrabel
M. Vrabel
8.0
20
61
31
92
0
0
0
3
2
0
24Dexter Manley
D. Manley
8.0
14
0
0
0
0
0
25DeMarcus Ware
D. Ware
7.5
8
18
12
30
66
0
0
0
1
1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for sacks going back to the 1982 playoffs.

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